While it may be a bit of a gut punch for sculptors, McFarlane says the proof is in the work over the past two decades, especially in some of his "favorite" toys. The whole will be better than the parts.” So, just get me at 75 to 80 percent of where your skills are and then let me pass it on to other people who will finish it up. “It's too hard from an artist's point of view to say you have to be good at everything. “We found that we were getting our best results if we were passing the toy around and everyone who had a skill set - someone good at clothing, detail, body, monsters, textures, or weapons - on their part,” he says. Those results, McFarlane says, are mainly due to the process behind the scenes.
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In the past decade, McFarlane Toys has become a well-oiled machine, churning out incredible, ultra-realistic figures, sculptures, and toys. Overt-kill and Tremor, even the little bendy Violator.” I thought Spawn came out cool and Medieval Spawn came out pretty cool for that moment in time, but then I thought some of the other figures regressed a little bit. It still made it to the marketplace,” he says. “Some of the initial figures of Spawn are somewhat laughable now, but it was a big step up at the time. Even some of his own toys suffered as McFarlane tried to navigate a new business. “The comic cover used for the original toy in 1995 was actually just a blown-up panel from an issue and I actually found the scan for the original.”įlashing back to 1995 when he was creating the first line of Spawn toys, McFarlane sees how limited in scope the industry was at the time. “I’m going to re-ink that classic version and for the other two I’ll be doing an original cover,” he says. With each version of the toy, he’ll be providing a new cover for the accompanying book. The comic book that came with the toy is also getting revamped, McFarlane teases. In addition, the new remastered version toy will include (for some levels) a hand-signed autograph from McFarlane himself. Within the collector box and slipcover, McFarlane has provided a resealable clamshell package, a perfect solution for the collector and casual fan. The packaging is an experience in itself. With a bigger box, designers and sculptors are able to create a little more freely. And don't get limited by - which we constantly are - the size of the box.” It’s all about upping the ante, he explains: “What we want to do is take what came out 25 years ago and sculpt it in the way we can do it today. We’ve got this gnarly updated version that is reminiscent of something a medieval knight would use.” “They’ll come with a couple different heads and as sort of a wink-wink to the original Spawn, we’re going to get an updated version of stick and nail. “We wanted to keep it simple, so you’ll be able to get a few variants, the classic, modern and artist proof,” he says. Original Spawn Comic and Toy Remastered (2020) “I had my years in comics where everything was in motion and detailed and when I started this I just wanted to see if we could do that with the figures themselves.” “Even though we got acclaim for the original line back then, in hindsight it really pales in comparison of what we can do today,” McFarlane continues. Our toys had to look better than the giant guys.” “We've survived for so long because we built a better mousetrap. “We didn’t get stuff like Marvel or Star Wars, and we only recently got DC,” McFarlane tells SYFY WIRE. As he told SYFY WIRE ahead of the campaign's launch on April 8, after making dozens of versions of Spawn along with near-countless more supporting characters, variants, and villains through the years, he wanted to do something different this time, releasing a figure without the usual constraints of the toy market. Created by McFarlane in 1992 for Image Comics, Spawn served as the catalyst for McFarlane’s current toy empire.
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To mark the 25th anniversary of McFarlane Toys, McFarlane is launching a Kickstarter campaign to remake the company's Series 1 Spawn figures, beginning with the piece of plastic that started it all: the 1995 Series 1 Spawn.
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That’s not to mention McFarlane’s own cash cow, Spawn. In addition to churning out military, monster, and fantasy figures, the company, led by veteran comic book artist Todd McFarlane, has dabbled with some of the most popular IP in modern culture, including The Walking Dead, Call of Duty, Fortnite, and more recently, the DC Multiverse. Over 25 years, McFarlane Toys has built an empire on producing some of the best collectibles on the market.